KAS1971

Subway or D'Angelo's tuna or chicken salad scrape it out of the roll

I am not not doing a whole lot better and told my nutritionist so when I saw her yesterday. She reminded me rome wasn't built in a day and it took you 10+ years to develop such crappy eating habits and you can't expect to be perfect from the second the band goes in. Old habits are hard to break and new ones even harder to get to stick. She also reminded me I have yet to have a fill so whatever decent choices of weight loss I have is due to my "dieting" and not thanks to the band yet. They are more concerned with healing in the 1st 6 weeks until my fill.. working on seperating liquids from meals, less white carbs and heavy sweets etc.. cant expect everything to change at once.

This sounds weird but I am 3 weeks post op and I almost feel like my stomach is now in my back. I am used to feeling hungry and that real full feeling as a stomach discomfort. Now it is feeling more like a back discomfort. When I take a too big a bit, dont chew enough etc.. I feel it in my back. I mentioned it to the nutritionist today (who has never had a lap band) and she had never heard of such a thing. Am I alone in this?

Used to be a huge fan and would often use them instead of bread with tuna, cottage cheese, chicken salad etc.. also love them all crumpled up in Soup. I realize my love of crackers is now sorta gone by the wayside .. Of course my favorites were the nice buttery Ritz. I realize no cracker is going to have much in the way of nutritional value but I sure would love to still have them for my soup. Anyone found a nice whole wheat low fat cracker?

My doc has said 60-70 as well for Protein intake. I plan 1 snack a day but again that was his instruction. I do have the unflavored Protein Powder from GNC. I do my best to get most of it via food .. eggs, quiche, tuna, cottage cheese greek yogurt however also add it to the cottage cheese, tuna, even DD ice tea.. it litterally has no flavor so I can make almost anything high in protein.

I made a low fat quiche from the lap band recipie site .. the textuse is not a lot like quiche but the flavor was surprisingly not bad at all. I eliminated the parmasean cheese and added a little fat free feta instead... made 8 slices, each slice 12 gm Protein .. and quite filling

1 (8 or 9 inch) low-fat pie crust

2 slices low-fat Swiss cheese

2 cups fat free cottage cheese

2 ounces lean deli ham slices (about 5), diced

1 onion, chopped

2 eggs, beaten together with 1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup fat-free shredded cheddar cheese

2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1.) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2.) Bake pie crust until slightly browned. Remove and set aside.

3.) In a medium bowl, mix cottage cheese and diced ham. Place Swiss cheese slices on the bottom of the crust. Scoop cottage cheese mixture on top.

4.) In a small skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, saute onion until light brown; place on top of cottage cheese. Pour eggs on top and sprinkle cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese over entire quiche.

5.) Bake about 40 - 50 minutes, until edges are slightly browned.

I do a pkg of instant oatmeal with no sugar added and a scoop of unflavbored Protein. As I am still on mushies it's one of the few things I find "sticks to the ribs" and keeps me satisfied a while.

We have had a beautiful relationship for many years now. Your availablility at my local deli has been wonderful, sometimes pre-packaged and not even making me stand in line. Your ability to share the bread with lettuce & Tomato is amazing. I have never met a chicken salad I loved more. Your nice big chunks of white meat, your creamy mayo dressing, that slight hint of brown sugar, the chopped onion and egg yolk .. MMMM .. there will never be another quite like you. Sadley I have just read your nutrition label and I'm afraid I will need to break things off . You just won't be accomodating to my new found lifestyle. Despite your wonderful Protein content your 420 cal. & 35 fat grams per 1/2 cup are no longer welcome in my life. We have just had our last fling .. I hope it was good for you cause MMMmm it was good for me .. I'm sure you will make some size 2 toothpick who can afford to have a relationship with you very happy. I'm afraid I'm just not her.

So I'm in the market for a new chicken salad or recipie .. any suggestions???

I add a scoop of unflavored whey Protein and I think it makes it even creamier and less like sour cream .. delicious !

Enjoy it while it lasts cause it won't be too much longer. I am now 11 days out from post op and hungry way more then I want to be. And it's not just head hungry it's 2am stomach growling and your not falling back to sleep if you don't eat hungry. I hate it.

Lots of talk preop and 2 weeks post op of exactly how much of this how much of that. This weekend I move on to mushies then soft. Do people litterally keep a notebook of what they eat every day? Do you track Protein? calories? Fat? This is suddenly feeling very overwhelming and what felt very strict 2 weeks ago is suddenly a little less strict and scary.

Well I wasn't much of a cook before my surgery and realize it will be something I will have to try and learn to like after. Luckily I am only 1 wk. post op and have a little time. Wondering if anyone has seen a cookbook for us real newbies, simple instructions, simple small ingredient lists.. the basics really that are low fat and high Protein.< /p>

what did you take before your band? Benedryl personally knocks me on my butt, but almost everything is OTC now, Claritin, Allegra etc .. ask the pharmacist for suggestions

Good to know I'm not the one out of the loop. I noticed it yesterday as well and had no clue so figured I'd mind my own bussiness..

I was banded 9/14 and was told nothing specific Re: sleep. It has been most comfortable in a straight back chair w/ a footstool to be honest. Getting into a laying position in bed w/ ports pulling, dressings coming loose, and the never ending gas/back pain that makes me feel like I am suffocating has been worth skipping the bed. I am hoping by Mon. I will turn the corner and next week will be better

sounds like I am right where I should be.. still uncomfortable, scraed to take much of anything and when I do it feels like it dosnt go down for hours. At times I get more of a back pain with this. I am also finding posioning difficult. Definately not comfortable if I take a few bites of yogurt then lay back to watch a little tv. Feel like I need to stay straight up and down

Called the surgeon just to ask and he thinks it has more to do with a small clog of the eustation tube from the tube being down. Stated to try some liq. decongestant like dimetapp.

I was just banded 9/14 and today feel as though I could have an ear infection. Think that could still be gas pain? I never had the shouder pain just the elephant on the chest feeling which is resolving, but why the ear all of a sudden? Its day 2 with ear pain now.

I hear your pain Fenton. I am doing Water aerobics now at 320 pounds .. I'm not loving the bathingsuit part but I am loving the class. I am not by any means the biggest one there. Heck we have people who need their cane just to get in and out of a pool .. so if their cane dosnt stop them I surely cant let 300 pounds stop me. I am also doing some walking and am happy to report that just getting the sneakers on is no longer a work out..lol Seriously I was out of breath just doing that for a while and have all I can do to bend over and get them on. Just little bits at a time and eventually it will all come together. I get my band this Tues 9/14/2010 and am looking forward to the extra "help" in getting this weight off.

My banding is this Tuesday.. I think I picked up most of the basics needed for when I get home Gas Ex, found the heating pad, food wise I think I'm good. Anything you realized the 1st few days home something you found you needed or would have helped

Was sort of an "oh by the way" there is a good chance you have a hiatal hernia and we just fix that up, will only take an extra 20 min or so. I guess this isn't too abnormal?

I also couldn't stomach the muscle milk light... mine was french vanilla.. had a Vitamin smell and taste... CIB made me gassy but flavor wise is the best so far. Am gonna try the CIB w/ Lactaid instead this weekend.. might have a less gassy effect.

I am averaging approx. 500 cal. a day and adding Protein Powder to stuff as well.. am definately over what he wanted Protein wise so thats not the issue.

Ok even the doctor said by day 3 or so you will have no appetite... not sure who he was talking to but it's day 4 and I could still eat anything not nailed down. Litterally stomach growling hungry, its not in my head. Have no energy, day 3 of a headache that won't quit and I am lets just say not the most pleasant person to be around right now. The fact that the scale hasn't moved since I started and he was expecting another 10 pounds off with this pre-op is not exactly blowing my skirt up. I am starting to think this is devine intervention telling me not to do this.. :blushing:

My banding is next week and I wondered the same. I am keeping my fat clothes and will put them away for next summer 1) just incase & 2) it will be a major ego boost when I take them out and everything is huge. Kinda like every year I put my winter coat away with $20 in the pocket .. a little treat for me for next winter..lol Anyway I just moved 2 months ago so I have my boxes labeled "summer 26/28" "summer 22/24" Winter "18/20" etc.. so put your summer stuff away by size .. then next summer just see where your at some you may be able to get away with and some you wont. I am fortunate we have a thrift shop called "the shrinking closet" specifically for people who have had weight loss surgery .. donate your 26/28 stuff however they do it I think it's like $5 pants, $3 tops etc.. and whatever "credit" they give you you can use on the clothes in your new size from their shop. Since my plan is just to "stop by" the 22/24's & 18/20's I cant see buying all new real good stuff since they wont fit long, so 2nd hand is the way to go.